There has never been a time when the racing has been so close, when the field has been so tight. The amount of talent on the grid is just plain ridiculous: thirteen world champions in various classes, and almost everyone on the grid has won a Grand Prix. Bikes from three, maybe four different manufacturers are capable of winning races. Riders from three different satellite teams could win a race or three as well. The only downside to all this is it makes predicting the outcome of each race and of the championship nigh on impossible. It is a small price to pay for this golden age of racing in which we find ourselves.

The former rider was kept on as coach over the winter but his collaboration with the Majorcan only lasted the winter and one race

After just one race and a handful of tests, Alex Debon and Jorge Lorenzo are going their separate ways. The Majorcan has asked the former rider and team manager to follow him as coach during the championship but the collaboration presumably hasn't worked out.

As published on website pu24.it, as of the upcoming Argentinian Grand Prix, Debon will no longer be at Lorenzo's side. Ducati has confirmed the news, stating that it has been informed of the development by Lorenzo himself.

Three-time MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo has accused his Ducati teammate Andrea Dovizioso of trying to intentionally “undermine” his morale, both currently and throughout their respective careers.
Lorenzo, who enjoyed a famously difficult relationship with his previous teammate Valentino Rossi at Yamaha, is currently in his second year alongside Dovizioso at Ducati – with both their deals up for renewal at the end of 2018.

The Spanish rider's comments regarding his teammate come a day after Dovizioso pointed the finger at Ducati when asked about the delay in extending his contract – and also claimed he would not be surprised if Lorenzo departed the Italian manufacturer.

"Dovi is very intelligent, isn't he?," Lorenzo said sarcastically in an interview with Movistar TV. "He basically knows everything.

"Dovi has always, during my whole career, tried to undermine my morale. And he's still doing it as my teammate, that's nothing new to me.

"He's always trying it, if you look at him. It's the relationship he has through the press with me. But it's all okay."

Lorenzo and Dovizioso were championship rivals in 125cc and 250cc over a decade ago, with the former twice defeating the latter to win the intermediate-class title.